MEC's second road race of the season features three different distance options, and a few hills through a Hawrelak park route. All distances are only $15 if you sign up before race day and feature chip times road courses.

The annual Spring for Sprinkles 5K is a race that helps to raise funds for a Girls on the Run Council in Edmonton. The race is part of the Cupcake Classic Race Series, and every participant is awarded a cupcake at the finish line!

The annual Run/Walk Wild for Wildlife is the Wildlife Rehabilitaion Society’s biggest fundraising event of the year. This year's event features a 7km run and 3.5km run/walk plus the usual Migratory Bird Festival after the run which includes face painting, wildlife information & activities and gift items for purchase.

This 5 Peaks event taking place in Terwillegar Park is the first event of the Northern Alberta race series. The trail race features a variety of distances including a roughly 6k sport course, and roughly 13k Enduro distance. The event also has a couple options for the kids with a 3k timed kids race and 1k children's challenge.

*Editors Note* The 2017 Terwillegar Park race is sold out at the time of writing this article :( They currently do have space in a few of their other Northern Alberta races.

The First Responders Half Marathon (formerly EPF Half Marathon) is an annual half, 10k, and 5k run that kicks off the spring running season. The run supports a number of local charitable initiatives and is the unofficial kick off to the spring half marathon season.